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Summary: VG Story about a real girl...
Review: As a real singleton young woman, I can truly appreciate Bridget Jones' humor, and, situation. This book kept me up late at night in a giggle fest! It is so easy to relate to Bridget and her trials and tribulations. Her charm and wit are heart-warming, and incredibly readable.Helen Fielding masters the portrayal of this young lady! It is such a real and believable character that you begin to foget that she is just that-- a character. While, I suppose, some of her reactions are a bit outlandish, she acts on every impulse we carry inside of us, whether more deeply, or more shallow. Through all of her misfortunes and happiness her character is hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud at many times. I can relate to Bridget Jones', and I am sure most other women can as well. Men, if you want some insight into the female psyche, read this book! Nicki
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Summary: One of the funniest books I've read this year!
Review: BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY is one of the funniest books ever. Written in the form of a journal, Bridget starts each entry with a set of statistics: alchohol consumed; cigarettes smoked; current weight; etc... You can watch her alchohol and cigarette consumption go up and down as her moods change day by day. Bridget's journal chronicles life as a 30-something single gal living in London and living alone. She's wishing she has a steady boyfriend. She finally gets involved with her boss Daniel Cleaver, and we watch as they progress from madly in lust to "ho hum".... of course she later learns what a scum bag he is and so she's back to square one. She also is fixed up with child hood friend Mark Darcy, who annoys her to no end. Besides trying to find that Mr Right, she's also dealing with a mother who is going through a mid life crisis and that's a story unto itself. And her on-going struggle with self improvement schemes is a riot. Bridget came across to me as someone who has a lot of self esteem, but at the same time is desperately trying to convince herself and others that she's ok the way she is. She's very vocal about her opinions, never gives up either when things are looking down. I really liked Bridget as a character, and saw a lot of her in me. Maybe that's why I liked this book so much.
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Summary: A real look at Thirty-something Singleton
Review: "Bridget Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding is such a great and funny book. Bridget Jones is thirty-something single woman living in London trying with problems that all single people face. Dating, Parents trying to fix you up, Losing weight and just trying to though each day without losing it. I think that main reason that this book works so well is that it is written in a diary form, with not to long entries. Overall, "Bridget Jones's Diary" was one of the first "chick-lit" books that set the standard for all that followed.
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Summary: Good solid fun
Review: I can understand why people raved about this book. I did enjoy it. I read it in one sitting one rainy afternoon. Fielding is a good writer. She devised really good characters who had some depth. I was particularly impressed with how clearly and consistently she was able to create Bridget. The author's voice didn't sneak through at all, and that is harder to do in an novel than many realize. I found I liked Bridget. She was self effacing, introspective, and not as whiny as the lead character in Arabella Weir's book, "Does My Bum Look Big In This" (which I have also reviewed). Her concerns around diet, her love life, her job, and her relationship with her parents were things I could relate to. The thing I found was a letdown was that the book wasn't as funny as I had heard. I also found that it was somewhat predictable. Despite that, I'm glad I read the book, and if you haven't read it, it's worth picking up a used copy. I like Bridget and I'm interested in her enough that I'll read the sequel.
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Summary: Parallels, Parody, Pleasure
Review: Bridget Jones's diary was funny enough to read three times running and my pleasure in this book was shared with a number of female friends. Men do not appear to understand the humour, which is hardly surprising as it deals largely with the female psyche and response to life and relationship issues. Bridget is a somewhat exaggerated character, but this device works to entertain women by presenting an extreme version of some of their own foibles. A source of particular amusement and pleasure for me were the plot parallels with Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. Never so obvious as to be irritating, the parallels are none the less obvious enough that they are not to be taken seriously but simply enjoyed. Bridget Jones's Diary is not LIKE Jane Austin's books, but it has a similar scope. That is, it deals with the social interactions between people, with relationships, and with the petty social discourse that is yet so crucially important to our lives.
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Summary: a pretty good book
Review: I'd have to say that this book was quite good. Only one thing though Id reccommend reading the book first before watching the movie. Id rather have a movie ruined for me than a book. It was pretty good. I dont usually like books that are set in a diary form, but this one was actually good and readable. The characters were developed nicely in fact. I would reccommend this book to all women. ( men might get a little bored and slightly offended.)
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Summary: Read Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging instead
Review: I'm glad I read Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging before reading Bridget Jones's Diary. The parody is far more entertaining the National Bestseller. Where I could relate to Georgia and laugh at her 14 year old views of the world and dating, Bridget as a 30ish naive diary writer comes off as self obsessed and pathetic.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: This book was absolutely hilarious. I laughed through the entire thing. Helen fielding made it really easy to identify with the characters and to love bridget. This is a great book that makes you feel good when you read it.
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Summary: VVG
Review: I finished this book within a week. That is quite the accomplishment coming from a self-described slow reader and avid tv watcher. I abandoned tv for a bit and stayed up until I couldn't keep my eyes open any more. This book was truly entertaining and I could relate to Bridget being a singleton and having smug marrieds as friends. This book is written as if it were in fact someone's diary. The reader is allowed to peek into Bridget's diary. It looks very much like other diaries in the fact that she writes everything down from her weight to how many cigarrettes she had on a daily basis. It is quite entertaining and a relief to see that the singletons seem to be obsessed with the same things, no matter what country they are in at the moment. Bridget Jones's Diary started me on my love of the Chick Lit genre. A must read for any girl, especially the singletons out there. The book is better than the movie, though the movie was a great addition to the movie.
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Summary: I love her, I love her, I love her
Review: I love her. Need I say more? She's the most amazing female heroine in a modern day chick-lit book. Read it - you'll love her too, how could you not?
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